Sustainable fibres for fashion industry. Volume 2 /

This book covers all sustainable fibres applicable in the fashion sector. It addresses the importance of these fibres in the fashion sector with the context of sustainability. This book, the first of its kind, addresses all the minute details pertaining to these fibres and connects these fibres with...

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Group Author: Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan; Gardetti, Miguel Ángel
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Environmental footprints and eco-design of products and processes,
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Summary: This book covers all sustainable fibres applicable in the fashion sector. It addresses the importance of these fibres in the fashion sector with the context of sustainability. This book, the first of its kind, addresses all the minute details pertaining to these fibres and connects these fibres with the world of sustainable fashion. It stresses the importance of having these fibres on board in developing sustainable apparels, as fibres play a major role as the starting point in the life cycle of apparel.
Carrier Form: vii, 146 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9789811005657
9811005656
Index Number: TD195
CLC: TS1-05
Call Number: TS1-05/S964/v.2
Contents: Natural fibres for sustainable development in fashion industry -- Biodegradability: Drawback, benefit or challenge in apparel products? -- Bio-polymer Fibres for the sustainable textiles -- An Overview of Commonly used Sustainable Natural Fibres in Textile Industry -- Case story: Application of sustainable fibres in the fashion industry -- The Fabric Source -- Is Orange the New Black? -- SABAI GRASS: SCOPE OF BECOMING A POTENTIAL TEXTILE FIBRE -- BIODEGRADABLE FIBRES IN FASHION INDUSTRY.